Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges
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/us/usc/t36/s154707
Title
36 — Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations
Chapter
STII/PTB/CH1547
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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The corporation has the exclusive right to use the names “The Non Commissioned Officers Association of the United States of America”, “Non Commissioned Officers Association of the United States of America”, “Non Commissioned Officers Association”, and “NCOA”, and seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts. This section does not affect any vested rights.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1438.)
Historical and Revision Notes
RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
15470736:4016.Apr. 6, 1988, Pub. L. 100–281, § 17, 102 Stat. 75.
The words “sole” and “may lawfully” are omitted as unnecessary. The words “This section does not affect any vested rights” are substituted for “Nothing in this section may be construed to conflict or interfere with established or vested rights” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
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